—4E, 201, Last Seed, 17th, 23:00 —

"Doctor, when will my husband be able to stand up?"

Located in the deepest part of Dugu City, named after its sky-blue roof and walls, the Blue Palace is the most defensible and difficult place to attack in Dugu City, after the military camp of General Tulius, Dür Castle, and it is also the place where the lord and King of the Skyrim, Toig, handles government affairs and lives.

The blonde Elysever, Toig's wife, temporarily assumes the responsibilities of her husband after his fall, but she is a little overwhelmed in the face of the intricate papers, reports, and orders, and wants him to get better sooner while understanding her husband's work.

Although she was born into an aristocratic family, she was not raised as a lord, and the title of "blonde" praising her beauty and long hair that would shine like gold in the sun did nothing to help the current situation.

"Come on, don't worry," said Angela Moreland slowly, "don't worry, my dear, little Toig just needs one last medicine." ”

"Angela's Fragrance" is a long-established potions shop, it is said that it was opened a long time ago by another alchemist also named Angela, but because Dugu City is also home to the largest Holy Spirit Temple in Skyrim Province, nobles are more inclined to go to the priests in the temple for treatment when they are sick or injured than to drink all kinds of potions with strange ingredients and taste that are not guaranteed, so this potion shop is becoming more and more in line with its name, almost becoming a spice shop.

Toig's problem was the dragon's roar emitted by the assassination of Ufric Stormcloak, the Imperial princess was able to move freely after the dragon's roar was endured head-on, and the High King was paralyzed in bed even though he had only been hit once, and even if he asked the temple's high priest Lorend to use a healing spell himself, he showed no signs of healing, and finally had to try traditional potions.

Poisonous alchemy materials such as lavender, mountain flowers, butterfly wings, inverted hanging moss, and even nightshade and death knell were made into various potions by the old lady of the shopkeeper for him to try, and Aliciphus even suspected that she was taking the High King test potion, but in the end Toig was half recovered—his upper body was able to move and handle official business.

"I think the ingredients for the last potion—" Angela Moreland shook her head, "a silver ingot, a death knell, a ruby, and a handful of vampire ashes, yes, that's it." ”

"Well, the rest of the material is easy to say, but Vampire Ashes ......" Since she was not in the council chamber, Aliciphus could not consult with the chief steward Foko Firehu or the court mage Sybilee Stint, so she had to look at her husband.

Toig's appearance was youthful, though the beard he had grown to maintain his majesty hadn't changed much, and his wavy brown curls made him even more attractive, even if he was half-sitting in bed.

"Vampires," said the High King, "most of them must have been wiped out in that attack on the Hall of the Vigilance, and what remains is either in the city or hiding in remote caverns. ”

He gestured to some of the reports on the low table at the head of the bed: "Witnesses who claim to have seen vampires have mostly seen only wolves, bats, or evil mages. ”

"If not, I'll have to issue a bounty to clean up the suspicious caves." Alicipher picked up several reports and tried to distinguish between them and the fake.

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Raj Parasos, an elite member of the Imperial Imperial Guard of Septin, is tall, handsome, and skilled in combat, and is part of the "Sharp-Eyed Eagle" detachment that clears the unrest in advance for the Emperor's trip to Skyrim Province, and is ordered to protect Her Royal Highness Emilia Septin, who has just found the princess who disappeared from his eyes for the fourteenth time on the roof of the Blue Palace.

“…… Raj, what is Vampire Ash? The petite purple-haired girl was sitting on the edge of the roof, asking her bodyguard.

"That evil creature burns when it dies," replied Raj, "and the burning embers are vampire ashes, and they must be collected before they fall to the ground, otherwise they will not be able to distinguish them from dirt." ”

“…… Function? The princess continued.

Her Royal Highness always paused for a moment before speaking, as if she was thinking about words, but sometimes even short words would be like this, and although Raja had doubts about this, she had no intention of getting to the bottom of the royal family's affairs.

"It has the effect of invisibility, mana, and health, so it sometimes appears in the recipes of invisibility and mana potions," Raja replied, "If you don't care about the taste and sequelae, you can be invisible for a few seconds." ”

“…… Where can I buy it? The princess tilted her head and stood up as if ready to leave.

And even with Raj's less sensitive hearing, he could hear the blonde Lord Alicifer sending Old Lady Angela out the door.

This style of buying whatever he wants directly is the behavior that is most in line with the concept of "princess" in his impression, and since His Majesty the Emperor handed over the entire Eastern Empire Company to her, it is inevitable that it will become like this.

It was a huge fleet of ships that had been controlled by the royal family since ancient times, transporting ebony mines, food, and other supplies between Morrowind and the Empire, and there were many ports and strongholds in almost all provinces.

"I can't buy it," he said, following the princess as she walked on the rooftop, "as the lord said, they are close to extinction, and even if vampires are clearly found in those sightings, they can only be new, low-level vampires who will not spontaneously combust and cannot harvest ashes." ”

“…… How to find it? The princess stopped, let a line of guards walk through the eaves, and then jumped over the gap between the two houses.

The guards of the Blue Palace were nothing to her, and they moved as if they were in their own home—but they did.

After Her Royal Highness came to Dugu City, Lord Toig gave her the largest house in the city, the Proud Spear Villa, to live in, although the princess didn't seem to like it very much, and rarely stayed there, but she later took the initiative to block the dragon's roar for Toig There must be a reason for that house.

"At least there are no vampires near the Dragon Bridge in the Sharp-Eyed Eagle base," Raj shook his head, "Maybe the lord's court mage can use the prophecy spell to find out." ”

“…… Reasonable. Princess Emilia suddenly climbed down from the roof, hooked the eaves of the house with her backhand, opened the window and jumped into the house, and after recognizing that this room was the residence of the court mage of Dugu City, Lady Sibili Stint, Raza had to follow with the same movements, and prepared to loudly inform the female mage that she had entered.

"Amilia, and Mr. Parasos," the court mage in a dark blue robe sat at a table holding a book reading in the living room, not in the bedroom, "What's the matter with coming to me so late?" ”

“…… We're looking for vampires," said the princess.

Buzz –

Raj instantly felt that at least six deadly spells and traps were aimed at him, and since none of them were aimed at Emilia, he didn't fight back immediately.

“…… Ashes. The princess, who had clearly forgotten her words just now, completed her words.

Half of all the deadly attacks directed at Raj disappeared in an instant.

"Oh? Why come to me? Her Royal Highness the Princess? Sybilia put down the book and asked the girl with a smile.

“…… Because the vampires are extinct, Toig needs ashes, please divinate where they are. Raj saw that the princess was unaware of the attacks, if not slow enough, because none of them were aimed at her.

Phew-all the preparatory attacks are gone, and Raj breathes a sigh of relief, although he may not necessarily lose if he really fights, but this is still inside the Blue Palace, and it will definitely be troublesome to make trouble.

Speaking of which, this court mage who still looks like a young woman has served the lord of Dugu City for three generations, and she has been a court mage of Dugu City since Toig's grandfather, and many people speculate that she has elven blood, but the truth is even more terrifying, she is a vampire.

In the case of knowing the conclusion, many conditions can be reversed, such as the chef said that he had never seen her eat, for example, the prisoners of Dugucheng Prison always complained that they would be bitten by rats after falling asleep, although she didn't know the specific reason, she seemed to plan to hide her identity and keep guarding Dugucheng.

But what's the deal with those prep attacks? Identity exposure plans to kill him? But there is no problem for the princess to know?

…… Well, judging from the princess's personality and skills, it seems that there is really none, with his identity as a sharp-eyed eagle elite, he will be slipped away by the princess under his nose, and her strength, at least in terms of stealth, is beyond doubt.

"In the western mountains of Dugu City, there is a 'Moon Song Cave', and what you are looking for is inside," Razhe said, Sibili had completed a crystal ball divination, and after informing Emilia of the result, he squinted at Razhe: "If you let Her Royal Highness the princess hurt a hair-"

"Then you're going with me?" Not to be outdone, Raj glared back.

"If you admit to being incompetent." The court mage covered his mouth with a book.

Although he was dissatisfied with this court mage, but the results of the crystal ball display made him feel a little relieved, there is no "prophecy" spell in the magic of the Nain Road, the so-called divination is basically to seek revelation from the Holy Spirit or the Demon God, the Demon God's answer will be fast, but there is no way to know if there are traps and deceptions, and although the Holy Spirit has a small chance of responding, it can guarantee that there is absolutely no moisture.

The scene that appeared in the crystal ball just now seemed to be a dragon, and if it was Akatosh, the time dragon god would answer it personally, and there would be no problem.

“…… Thank you. Her Royal Highness replied, "I'll empty it." ”